'What came first, the crazy or the cat?': Memes for concerned cats with concerned cat parents just trying to cuddle

Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor

Jun 27, 2026 6:15 AM EDT

It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your cats are?

Remember those PSA on TV back in the early 2000s? That's back when parents would let us kids run wild until the streetlights turned on. Now, most of those kids have grown up and have started a family of their own. A fur family, that is! That's right, sorry boomer mom, we're raising dogs and cats now! As a cat mom, I keep mine indoors. I live in the city, so it's the best and safest option, so I don't have to call for them once the streetlights turn on. However, that doesn't mean I don't have moments where I have no idea where they are. They are expert hiders!

They could be under the couch or in the couch. They could be under the bed or in the bed. They could be behind the TV, in the cupboard, on the top of the bookshelf! Like, actually, they could be anywhere. So, when 10 o'clock rolls around, when all I wanna do is get ready for bed and cuddle with my kitty, I'm still thinking about that PSA for parents back in the early aughts. You're right… Where are my children?! My cat children, that is. And I know they are in here somewhere, but unless I get the wet food out, they do not care about how worried I am looking for them.

When I finally find them, they look at me like I'm the crazy one. With their cute little concerned head tilt. My sweet feline daughter, YOU are my concern. Where the hecko have you meowin' been?? The streelights have been on for hours! Mama's gonna have to scroll through memes about this.